After that, I went into an assembly line mode. Since the colors were so energizing, there was no boredom that is normally associated with assembly line work.

Lots of Color

After the first step of block preparation, I stepped back to admire the colors and my handiwork!.

Throats

Legs

Blue Throated Warbler and Fuchsia Woodpecker

I chose pinks and greens, blues and teals, aqua and fuchsia, spots and stripes, but I also used prints and batiks too. This is an extremely fun quilt block to make, because you can play with so many combinations.

All colors welcome

As I stepped away from the design wall to admire the birds and take in-process pictures, I noticed that there was not enough contrast in the yellow dotty birds' throats and beaks.

Brown Beaks - MEH!

So I changed the beaks from brown to orange. What a big difference that made. An orange beak would make it a Cardinal. Meet my Yellow Dotty Cardinals!

Orange Beaks - WOW!

The birds were made in mirror image pairs. I made 64 birds and the quilt uses 63 arranged nine across by seven down. I finished the flimsy last week and it was a terrific feeling because it meant that I completed at least one of my goals for the OMG link-up.

Finished Flimsy - Yeah!

Since the block is rectangular, I chose to piece in columns. I realized that it would be impossible to nest the seams, since all blocks are oriented the same way. Therefore I chose to stagger the columns by just a couple of inches to avoid bulky seams.

Can you spot the Chipotle Chilebird?

Once the flimsy was done, I realized that the binding would cover a portion of the beaks/tails on the birds in the edge columns.

My Twitter Feed - FINISHED!!!

So I added skinny strips of background along the sides. That way the Teal Batik Woodpecker (top left) is not pecking away at the binding :-D

So happy :-)

The wide backing fabric came from Connecting Threads. For binding I chose a sea-green solid. Since any color binding would look fine with the quilt front, I chose to match the binding with the backing fabric.

The push to finish this Dreamy Tweety Chirpy quilt comes from the fact that I want to enter it in the Quilt Show. The registration ends on February 28, 2017. There is nothing like a deadline to set my behind on fire and get it done.

What started as a Dreami moment, ended as a lap size quilt. Finished Quilt is 53" by 63".
Let's get closer to the birds - admire them and name them, maybe.

There is the Green Breasted Fiesta Bird on top left and the Flashy BlueBird next to it. Do you see the Noella Songbird on the bottom? We also have a Peachy Dotty Cardinal and the Green Beaked Checkbird.

Can you see the Green Throated Bugcatcher in the picture above? And next to it is the Autumn Songbird. The Pink Striped Woodpecker is facing the Teal Batik Woodpecker.

You see, making them is fun but naming them is super fun too.

A change of perspective

Lap Size - 53" by 63"

A lovely finish, even if I say so myself.

Getting Close

The Black-Winged Greenbird, the Green Breasted Autumn Warbler, and the Red Breasted Finch in the top row above. The Yellow-Breasted Fuchsia Bird is so bright and the Pink Breasted Purplebird is so regal in her bearing.

Oh yes, I labelled it and I will put another label to make sure it is ready for the show. Do you see the Chipotle Chilebird peeking from the right?

Labelled

All names are made-up. As much as I would like to, I am not a birder, although I have enjoyed bird-watching with dear friends Annie and Hans when I lived in Florida. They would often invite me to accompany them to St. Marks Wildlife Refuge where we enjoyed many lovely afternoons - watching birds, eating oysters and pointing out alligators.

When I made Angel's Midnight Quilt, I had a favorite block and I even had a favorite house in the Homeful quilt. But I cannot pick one favorite bird in My Twitter Feed Quilt. And that works perfectly because I would not want any jealous tweets here :-D

But please let me know - which one is your favorite. And if you want to name a bird or two, I would be so tickled :-)

Oh, Preetie, I absolutely love it! I have made a couple of these birds and they are lots of fun. I'm intrigued by your approach and delighted with the names of all the different birds. Very clever, my dear! Excellent post! XO

Your tweets quilt is just too dang cute! You may have staggered the blocks as a way to avoid matching seams, but the end result is so much more interesting than if you hadn't :) Love it when easier and more interesting meet up so well!

OMG... this is just wonderful,,, my Sis LOVES birds and just last week i found this and thought,,, hummmmmmm,, I should make this! Now up you pop with one all done... That's true "karma"...LOLps... is that little baby here yet??? Just wondering... can't wait to send something for HE or SHE...:)) GrammaBabs

Oh, this would be such a fun quilt for an I Spy or helping little ones find the pairs. It's hard to pick a favorite because the fun is in how they all play off each other with their differences. I do see a couple of Watermelon Warblers with their green rind throats.

What a fun quilt! I want to make one after seeing all of your bright, colorful birds. Too bad I can't seem to catch up with myself. It is absolutely going on the "one day when I can" list.

I don't think I can choose a favorite, but I am certain that I'd have a blast naming them. Your names are creative and describe the birds so well. My mom was a birder and this quilt has me thinking about her. She would have love it!

Such a great quilt! It's hard to pick a favorite bird, though I do see a couple that look like "real" birds. They all have so much personality. And what a great name for the quilt! I'll take this kind of tweeting any time. Have a great day! :)

Preeti, this quilt has so much personality. I LOVE it. You were genius to change out some of the beaks - I love the tiny bits of orange - Also, genius move to add the strips around the edge to preserve the beaks. I can't wait to hear how it fares at the show. Hope you will let us know. Good luck!!

This is the most Delightful quilt I have seen in awhile. I'm happy you have entered it in a show. It is certainly one of a kind. I can't pick just one bird- they are too cute. I love the vertical rows and the fact you offset them for ease of attaching! Nicely done. Congrats. mary in Az

What a fun and colorful quilt... and a great scrap buster! I love that the birds are randomly facing different directions. Ahh... there's nothing like a deadline to push you behind the sewing machine. I've got a couple of those too. Congrats on your finish!

This is a fun quilt. Would probably make a great scrap busting project... might have to put it on the bucket list. And sorry not good at naming at all. Your name for the quilt is great and good luck with the show.

You made sixty three? That is an assembly line, and super cute. What a clever way to avoid joining seams, and it totally works, much better than in lines. It's such a happy quilt, good luck in the quilt show.

ohhh yes! I adore your quilt! And I cannot make the same block over and over with the same fabrics, because I would be bored too! But the fabrics are singing! Fabulous idea for different backgrounds too. ANd I adooore the backing as well.

Love them all, but I am partial to the Ruby Breasted Christmas Jay, just to the right of the Green Beaked Checkbird. What a great finish and your quilt name is very "Current Events" newsworthy! If you get my drift!!

Oh Preeti!! I never could have imagined when your birds started 'nesting' in your feed that this is what it would become!! It makes my heart 'soar' looking at all those little 'tweeties'! You have reaffirmed that you were not 'cuckoo' when you started this! Kidding aside...this is beautiful, fun and amazing!

This is a great post. I had a lot of fun following the birds as you named them. The title of the post really caught my attention and I thought that was the name of the quilt. I think it's a great name but that's just me. As I look at your flock, I believe I spotted a Blue Foot Booby Firebird (pictured with the Green Winged Thrush, Blue Beaked Chat and Green Breasted Finch). If you google Blue Foot Booby, you'll see that they really have blue feet. hehehe! Funny bird. On that same picture, is there a Batik Blue Jay bottom left corner? :^D I understand your fun at naming them as I could just go on and on. I feed wild birds to the point that they now come and feed in my hand. It's awesome and so is your quilt. Congratulations on this fantastic flock ... uh, I mean finish. And thanks for sharing the discovery of new birds species. So must fun! ;^)

Preeti, this has got to be my favorite quilt of yours in the Whimsical category, to be sure. Your tweets are so cute! I would have a lot of fun making and naming each and every one--and I am inspired because I've been wanting to do something different , and with birds. I can't pick a favorite birdie here, but I'm guessing some of the female birds find the Chipotle Chilebird really hot!

Just beautiful Preeti. We used this pattern as a block lotto for my guild and we have quite a few of them for us to sew into our own donation quilt. Our will have some negative space and if it looks even half as good as yours I will be very pleased.